Description: SHINING STARS PRESCHOOL is a Four Star Center License in LENOIR NC, with a maximum capacity of 12 children. This child care center helps with children in the age range of 2 through 12. The provider also participates in a subsidized child care program.
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| Date | Type | Violations | Rule |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-02-08 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2024-02-08 | Violation | 104 | 10A NCAC 09 .0304(b) |
| Center has not passed required sanitation inspection and received an approved or superior rating. The previous sanitation inspection for your facility was conducted on November 16, 2022. The most recent sanitation inspection for your facility was conducted on January 30, 2024. | |||
| 2024-02-08 | Violation | 106 | 10A NCAC 09 .0304(a) |
| Operator has not scheduled and obtained a fire inspection within 12 months of the previous inspection. Operator did not submit the original approved report to DCDEE within one week of the inspection visit on a form provided by the Division. The previous fire inspection for your facility was conducted on July 12, 2022. The most recent fire inspection for your facility was conducted on August 14, 2023. | |||
| 2024-02-08 | Violation | 125 | 10A NCAC 09 .0302(d)(4) |
| Daily records of arrival and departure times for children enrolled at the center were not maintained as children arrive and depart and/or were not made available for review. One child was not signed out on 1/16/2024, 1/30/2024, and 2/1/2024. Two children were not signed out on 1/22/20224. | |||
| 2024-02-08 | Violation | 522 | 15A NCAC 18A .2812(e) |
| Multi-use articles, including highchair feeding trays, were not washed, rinsed and sanitized after each use. In space #1, the table was not cleaned with soapy water and sanitizer after the children played with table toys and before children ate lunch. | |||
| 2024-02-08 | Violation | 608 | 15A NCAC 18A .2803(c) |
| Children did not wash their hands upon arrival at the center, after each visit to the toilet, before eating, before and after water activity play, after outside play, and after handling animals or animal cages. In space #1, twelve children did not wash their hands prior to eating lunch. | |||
| 2024-02-08 | Violation | 705 | .0601(c) |
| Equipment and furnishings were not sturdy, stable and free of hazards. On the fenced playground, a ride-on three-wheeler had a broken wheel with broken plastic. A child was playing with the three-wheeler with the broken wheel during the visit. | |||
| 2024-02-08 | Violation | 812 | 10A NCAC 09 .0604(c) |
| Electrical outlets and power strips, not in use, which were located in space used by children did not have safety outlets or were not covered with safety plugs unless located behind furniture or equipment that cannot be moved by a child. In space #1, one electrical outlet not in use was observed uncovered and accessible to children on the wall below the television. | |||
| 2024-02-08 | Violation | 852 | .0802 (e) |
| Incident reports were not completed each time a child was injured, it did not include all the information required in rule, it was not signed by the parent and/or it was not maintained in the child's file. An incident report dated 10/24/2023 was not signed by the parent. | |||
| 2024-02-08 | Violation | 1899 | .1103(b) |
| Health and safety training topics were not included as part of on-going training within five years of completing the previous health and safety training topics. One staff, J. Hollar, employed on 7/25/2012, did not complete Recognizing and Responding to Suspicions of Child Maltreatment training within five years of the previous training completed on 8/2/2018. One staff, C. Hollar, employed on 7/25/2012, completed Prevention of Shaken Baby and Abusive Head Trauma training on 8/3/2018 and not again until 1/23/2024. One staff, D. Maxon, employed on 9/5/2017, completed Prevention of Shaken Baby and Abusive Head Trauma training on 8/3/2018 and not again until 1/23/2024 and completed Recognizing and Responding to Suspicions of Child Maltreatment training on 8/7/2018 and not again until 1/23/2024. | |||
| 2023-05-04 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2023-05-04 | Violation | 114 | GS 110-102 |
| A summary of the NC Child Care Law was not given to a parent of every child enrolled in the center. One (1) child with an enrollment date of May 31, 2022, had a signed statement on file dated October 13, 2022. | |||
| 2023-05-04 | Violation | 405 | 15A NCAC 18A .2803(c)(2) |
| A child's hands were not washed after each diaper change. A 'baby wipe' was used to wipe a child's hands after their diaper was changed and then the child laid on their mat for rest time. | |||
| 2023-05-04 | Violation | 705 | .0601(c) |
| Equipment and furnishings were not sturdy, stable and free of hazards. The pink and purple tricycle on the playground was missing the plastic pedal leaving the sharp metal post exposed. | |||
| 2023-05-04 | Violation | 840 | .2820(b) |
| All corrosive agents, pesticides, bleaches, detergents, cleansers, polishes, any product which is under pressure in an aerosol dispenser, and any substance which may be hazardous to a child if ingested, inhaled, or handled were not stored in a locked room or cabinet. In the unlocked white cabinet to the left of the door that enters into the kitchen, a bottle of Nix Lice spray and an aerosol can of Equate Disinfectant spray were stored. Bic liquid 'Wite Out' was stored on an open shelf to the right of the diaper storage. | |||
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